Trough or drain table for wringers



Jan. 2, 1923* 1,440,604. w. H. HUENERGARDT.

THOUGH 0R DRAIN TABLE FOR WRINGERS.

FILED 0C T- 22. 1919. 3 SHEETSSHEET 1.

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' W. H. HUENERGARDT.

THOUGH 0R DRAIN TABLE FOR WRINGERS FILED OCT-22,1919. s SHEETS-SHEET 2.

Jan. 2, 1923. 1,440,604.

W. H. HUENERGARDT.

THOUGH 0R DRAIN TABLE FOR WRINGER S.

HLED 001.22, 1919. 3 SHEETS-SHEET 3.

N BY 7 W Patented den. 2, 1923.

manta WILLIAM HAROLD HUENERGARDT, or LINCOLN, NEBRASKA, ASSIGNOR TO eno. 0. ranNHAra, or LINCOLN, NEBRASKA. :.v

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Application filed October 22, 1919. Serial No. 332,534.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, YVILLIAM HAROLD HunNnR'cARDT, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Lincoln, in the county of Lari-- caster and State of Nebraska, have invented a new and Improved Trough or Drain Table for Wringers, of which the following is a specification.

The object of my invention is to provide a new and improved drain trough for clothes wringers, of a simple and economical construction, in which the parts are so designed that the trough will act instantly to the touch and remain in the several adjustments for which it is adapted and not give way or tip out of such adjustments or positions, when the clothes are pulled over the same, during operation.

Another object of my invention is to pro? vide a new construction of drain trough'for the purposes stated in which the use of triggers, hooks or other like troublesome devices for holding the trough in one position or the other, are done away with.

My present invention further has for its purpose to provide a draining means'for clothes wringers adapted for draining the water into the suds tub of, an oscillating washing machine and which is arranged for being easily and q'uicklytipped over and out of the path of motion of the oscillating tub.

Furthermore, my invention has for its purpose the provision of the trough of'the character mentioned that can drainwater from one wringer into either tub, when the wringer is placed directly above and between two tubs and which can be automatically projected into the receptacle from which clothes are being wrung, either from one side of the wringer or the OthBI'.'

With the above and other objects in view,

that will hereinafter appear, my present invention generically embodies, 111 a drain trough structure, means hingedly connectingthe trough to the wringer or any support be.

pointed out. in the appended claims, and illustrated in the which: t

Figure 1 is a front elevation of my improved construction of drain trough, so much of a standard type of power driven wringer being shown necessary to illustrate an operative application of my invention, the Erough being shown at the tipped back posiion.

accompanying drawings, in

Figure 2 is a cross section of thetrough taken substantially on the line 2-2 on Figure 1, the wringer, excepting the rolls, being omitted. l

Figure 3 is a View similar to Figure 2, the trough being shown tipped forward to the draining position.

Figure 4- is' a perspective view of the hinged support casting hereinafterreferred to.

Figure 5 is a diagrammatic cross section that illustrates the manner in which the trough isused for draining into either of two adjacent tubs, when the'wringer is positioned above and between the said tub.

Figure 6 is a front elevation of a conventional type of wooden frame wringer with myimproved drain trough operatively applied,-a somewhat modified construction of the trough being illustrated. j

Figure 7 is a cross section of the-wringer and the trough construction shown in Figure. 6. 7

Referring now to the construction and arrangement of parts shown in Figures 1 to 5, '1 designates the main casting of the wringer frame, 2 the bearing for one end of;the shaft 22 of the lower wringer roll 3 whose other end journals in a hub bearlug 30 on the transmission 'l'lOUSlIIg 31 that constitutes a part of the wringer frame and which includes a ,p'endent'hub 32 that clamps upon a revolving pipe support 6 in which is located the power shaft 7.

8 designates the wringer drain trough, the construction of which and the manner of mounting it, withfirelation to the wringer rolls, constitutes the essential feature of my present invention.

When my improved drain trough isadapted for power driven wringers of the type indicated in Figure l and as illustrated in my copending application, Serial No. 332,-

533, for an improved power driven clothes laundry or washing machine, filed on even date with this application, the drain trough is formed of a piece of sheet steel with the opposite ends bent up and the opposite sides turned down to constitute drain flanges for extending over andinto the tub, whentipped down, as clearly shown in Figure-2.

To the under side of the trough, near'one end thereof, are riveted a'pair of brackets and they serve as the right and left hinged connections 10 and 10 and each of the said brackets has an aperture 23 for receiving the trough pivots 16 that "connect the hinge brackets 10 and 10 to a hinged supporting casting 9 shown in detail Figure 4, and which has ape'rtures90-90 for receiving'bo1ts'2 t 24that clamp the casting to one side'of the cross member 1 of the wringer frame, as

est shown "in Figures 2 and 3.

12-1'2 denote a pair of springs whose inner ends connect with an inner rod 14 that projects across andhas its end'supported in the angled ends'-91*91 of the hinged casting 9.

The outer ends of the springs '1212 c'on- The hinged castings 10 and 10 also con stitute'stops for limiting the tipping-of the trough in the other direction by engaging the sides of the casting member 1 as-is clearly shown in Figure 8.

Mounting the trough over the wringer frame member 1, pivoting it a small distance below and in the central line of the trough, and arranging the springs 12-12, as shown, it follows that, when a limited pressure or touch is applied to the hinged end of the-'trough ,-the positions of the line of spring tension change or act instantly to change the position of the trough, it being apparent that, when the trough is tipped to a changed position, it is positively held to such position and from giving way or tip ping out of its. adjustment, by the applied spring tension.

Utility of my construction of trough will be further appreciated-by referring to the diagram Figure 5, which illustrates how the troughoperates, when the wringer is swung or located directly above and between two wash tubs.

When used as last mentioned, the tipped end of the trough projects some distance into the wash tub, from which clothes are being wrung.

The dotted lines in Figure 5 show the position of the trough, when wringing from the opposite tub. Attention is also called to the dotted lines in said Figure 5, slnce they indicate how the inner Part of the applied toany of the conventional types of wooden wringers and how the trough may itself be of wood. V

In the construction shown in the said Figures 6 and 7, the same general arrange ment of the parts shown in Figures '1 to 5 are embodied and the method of operation is the same The trough proper, in this latter form, is of Wood and has its oppositeend edges secured in the grooved faces of the metal -hinged brackets that include the end flanges Il The hinged rod '13 is connected to the hinged brackets, the same as in Figures 2 and 3 and the lower spring rod connects at the 'opposite'ends with the wooden ends of the wringer.

' The" trough pivot bolts 16 are secured in, v

the wi-inger frame ends, as shown.-

In lieu of the stops 1?, shown 1n Figures 2 and 3, the hingedcastings have lateral stops 18, atone end, thatengage with the frame end, the hinged brackets in this last stated form operating stops for limiting the tilt of the trough to the dotted position shown in Figure 7. I I

From the foregoing description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, it is believed that thecomplete construction, the manner-of its use and the advantages of' my invention will be readily understood, by those familiar with theuse of machines or appliances of the character stated.

What I claim isi v 1. In clothes apparatus in which is provided a wringer. including a cross member beneath the wringer rolls; a drain trough mounted between said. cross member and the wringer rolls, brackets carried by said trough member and extending below the ets with said cross member, said brackets and said cross member being shaped to engage one another to stop said trough in one inclined position, and a stop member on said trough to engage said cross member and stop said trough in the opposite inclined position, and a spring member connected with said trough and with said cross member for holding said trough in either of its two tilted positions beneath the wringer rolls.

3. In apparatus of the class described,the combination with the supporting cross member, brackets carried by said cross member, a drain trough located above said cross member, brackets carried by said drain trough and projecting into cooperative relation with said first mentioned brackets, spring connections between the brackets carried bysaid trough and those carried by said cross member, means pivotally connecting the respective sets of brackets together along an axis out of alignment with the lines of connection between the springs and the several brackets when the trough is in either of two inclined positions, whereby said springs will tend to hold said trough in either of said vtwo inclined positions, and means for limiting the extent of inclination of said trough.

WILLIAM HAROLD HUENERGARDT. 

